{"product_id":"fender-custom-shop-johnny-a-signature-stratocaster-time-capsule-lydian-gold-metallic","title":"Fender Custom Shop Johnny A. Signature Stratocaster Time Capsule Lydian Gold Metallic - Blemished","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMany a fine and fiery guitarist has hailed from Boston, and the Fender Custom Shop is Proud to honor one of the City on the Hill’s finest guitarist\/songwriters with the Johnny A. Signature Stratocaster. The guitar’s special Time Capsule flash-coat lacquer finish comes in striking Lydian Gold Metallic with Closet Classic chrome hardware, and it combines several classic ’60s design elements to honor one of New England’s most accomplished sidemen and solo artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn John Antonopoulos in Malden, Mass., he first got the guitar bug when he saw the Beatles in Boston at age 13. He saw Jimi Hendrix a couple years after that and avidly soaked up the era’s finest fretwork, especially that of the Yardbirds holy trinity of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Taking the stage name “Johnny A.”, he steadily acquired a sterling reputation as a rock, blues and jazz ace with artists including Delaney \u0026amp; Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos keyboardist Bobby Whitlock and Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford. The 1990s saw a seven-year stint as guitarist and musical director for J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, and to really bring his career full circle, Johnny A. joined the Yardbirds in 2015 for a three-year stint. Today, he continues to wow listeners with his impeccable playing in a variety of studio and onstage projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Johnny A. Signature Stratocaster is an amalgamation of his four favorite model years—1963 through 1966—and features a select two-piece alder body with off-center seam, paired with a 3A birdseye maple neck featuring a ’65-style “oval C” profile and contoured heel. The round-lam rosewood fingerboard has a comfortable 7.25” radius and 21 medium jumbo (6150) frets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe neck and middle pickups are hand-wound 11\/56 models, while a steel bottom plate on the custom 11\/56 bridge pickups delivers livelier tone with more wide-ranging response; all are fixed to a three-ply mint green pickguard, along with a five-way switch and Strat Blender wiring with Tone-Saver bleed circuitry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther premium features include Custom Shop synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, bone nut, wing string tree with tall metal spacer, deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***This particular guitar arrived with a few finish issues, so we've listed it as a Blemished piece.  The issues are not major - so small that they can only really be seen at certain angles and don't come through in the photographs.  We believe in full disclosure so we'll list everything here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin lines (finish cracks) stemming from the jackplate and from the bridge \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny ding on the top of the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck pocket finish cracks and chips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide of the nut discolored (in the how the lacquer was applied)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on that, we've passed along a discount - making this one a great score!  The issues are all cosmetic and don't affect the playability or sound, of course.  The guitar has been setup by the techs in our shop to play perfectly.  The full warranty on the functioning of the guitar still applies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPECS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003clabel _ngcontent-whc-c325=\"\"\u003eMODEL #: \u003c\/label\u003e\u003cspan data-cy=\"imageView_modelNo\" name=\"imageView_modelNo\" _ngcontent-whc-c325=\"\"\u003e9235001512\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-cy=\"imageView_modelNo\" name=\"imageView_modelNo\" _ngcontent-whc-c325=\"\"\u003eSERIAL # JA0129\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-cy=\"imageView_modelNo\" name=\"imageView_modelNo\" _ngcontent-whc-c325=\"\"\u003eWEIGHT: 7.2 LBS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSERIES: Custom Artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOLOR: Lydian Gold Metallic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBODY: 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBODY FINISH: Flash Coat Lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSCALE LENGTH: 25.5\" (64.77 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK MATERIAL: 3A Birdseye Maple\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK FINISH: Flash Coat Lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK SHAPE: 1965 \"C\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK THICKNESS: .810\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK BUTT WIDTH: 2.200\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET: .980\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25\" (184.1 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Round-Laminated 3A Rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePOSITION INLAYS: Vintage Clay Dot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSIDE DOTS: Vintage Clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNUMBER OF FRETS: 21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo (6150)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTRUSS ROD: Early '60s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTRING NUT: Bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNUT WIDTH: 1.625\" (41.3 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHEADSTOCK: Stratocaster® Small\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHEADSTOCK THICKNESS: 0.575\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRIDGE: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePICKGUARD: 3-Ply Mint Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONTROL KNOBS: Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSWITCH TIP: Vintage White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHARDWARE FINISH: Nickel\/Chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTRING TREES: American Vintage '59-'64\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTREMOLO ARM: Vintage Upgraded '60s\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK PLATE: 4-Bold Serialized with Contoured Heel and Custom Engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTRAP BUTTONS: Vintage-Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRIDGE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Special Design Single-Coil Strat®\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMIDDLE PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound 11\/56 Single-Coil Strat®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNECK PICKUP: Custom Shop Hand-Wound 11\/56 Single-Coil Strat®\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONTROLS: Master Volume with Tone-Saver Bleed, Master Tone, Neck\/Bridge Pickup Blend\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. 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